Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the heart could help to detect a life-threatening heart disease and enable ...

Thus, lytic agents -- which are more readily available -- continue to play a very prominent role in the management of STEMI. [33] Fibrinolytic therapy can be administered in most centers within 30 ...

Commentary: The ECG suggests acute anterolateral myocardial infarction (MI). In addition to marked ST elevation, deep precordial Q waves have already evolved. IV lidocaine (or amiodarone ...

At the same time, they monitor your heart rate, blood pressure, and other vital signs on an electrocardiogram (EKG) machine. Failing and “abnormal” results are two components of a stress test.

Background Network organisation based on early recognition, shortening prehospital time delays and procedural delays is the cornerstone of optimal clinical results in the acute phase of ST-segment ...